I was still a little girl
When my grandfather taught me
How to care and till our land
To produce the vital things
That nourish life.
How wonderful to see
From sunrise to sunset
Large tracts of brown
Covered with gold and green.
Sometimes I played with the soil
Fiddled and molded
The way a craftsman
Worked on the clay.
We planted seeds in rich soil
But sometimes the wind and rain
Played with them
Some shoot up wild
Others have grown healthy.
My grandfather earnestly
Transferred wild ones
To more suitable beds
Attached rods on them
And mixed with the good ones.
How amazing to take
A glimpse everyday
How the wild ones continued to grow
As straight as the rod
And sturdy as the healthy ones
Some have grown even better.
Copyright 2018, Rose Marie Juan-Austin, All Rights Reserved
How amazing to take A glimpse everyday How the wild ones continued to grow..some have grown even better. your simplicity in expression and the liveliness of painting your experiences is the real beauty of thi spoem-, dear poetess. tha nku than k.u. tony god bless u
A poignant write, filled with sweet reminiscence of grandfather as a farmer. He sowed in you the healthy thoughts. Loved reading it.
Beautiful childhood reminiscences.. of a loving grandfather- a true son of the soil who knew the art of tending his crops! I am sure he must have been a hardworking man and you too inherited from him a love for the soil and farming! Such sweet memories of our dear ones, dead and gone will be stashed away in the deep recesses of our mind to be taken out and refreshed from time to time! (10)
A glimpse everyday......wonderful representation.....thank u. anjandev roy.
I played with the soil.....beautifully written.Thank u.anjandev Roy.
Childhood memories on grandfather have been nicely executed in this poem. I cite..... My grandfather earnestly Transferred wild ones To more suitable beds Attached rods on them And mixed with the good ones. This is really a beautiful poem and it attracts the reader to read over and over again for which I made it second visit.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
nice - on the sense of nostalgic - like to quote- We planted seeds in rich soil But sometimes the wind and rain Played with them ......... My grandfather earnestly Transferred wild ones To more suitable beds excellent